[squeakland] Fraction a Day - What's Half a Spongebob?

[Steve Thomas]

"Stencils allow children to explore the math behind the patterns. It is
difficult for them to perceive the difference between 1/8 and 3/8
without visual aids in the beginning. Unlike charts, Etoys is interactive.
Unlike paper or cardboard, it allows children to repeat any number of times
without waste."
- K.K. Subramaniam (who created the Stencil code in squeak to make this
possible)

Fraction A Day - Day 33+
H<http://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/2011/07/fraction-day-day-33-half-spongebob.html>alf
a Spongebob<http://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/2011/07/fraction-day-day-33-half-spongebob.html>
allows
kids to create there own fractions using stencils and a line drawing
tool. Video
demo here <http://youtu.be/OZEZW9Er_9A>
Also there is beautiful use of the stencils by Susanne Guyader, *an 80+
year **old artis**t* who used Squeak/Etoys to guide art teachers in France.
<http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Grab_area_button>
http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Grab_area_button

A big thanks to Subbu for the squeak code to make this possible.

Stephen
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